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One Year On: Where Will Hotel Bookings Reset First?

With global booking momentum edging above 50% of 2019 levels for the first time in 2021, it remains a time of planning and steady growth for hotel industry

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Could New TripAdvisor Subscription Program Help Save Hotels?

2020 was a terrible year for U.S. hotels. Last year, thanks to the pandemic, occupancy sat at just 44%, down from 66% the year prior. NB: This is an article from Motley Fool […]

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Is Google Really Giving Away Free Hotel Ads Space?

Google is now putting stronger emphasis on enhancing their hotels search offering to improve the user experience by offering free booking links in Hotel Ads

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Booking’s Sponsored Benefit is Just Discount for Advance Payment

The “Booking Sponsored Benefit” is nothing else but “discount for advance payment” which is applied to the customer when the following conditions are met:

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The Direct Booking Battle Is Hand-to-Hand Combat, Not Aerial Strafing

In the hotel distribution space, the most important opportunities to encourage direct booking, and re-book future stays, occur through human interactions

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Rethinking Hotel Distribution Channels

Every hotel uses similar tools for distribution and OTAs have become a commodity. That means it’s harder for smaller hotels or chains to stand out

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Free Booking Links in Google Hotel Ads, What Does it Actually Mean?

Google is putting a strong emphasis on enhancing search for hotels to not only improve user experience, but give advertisers more campaign optimizations

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BenchDirect! The First Benchmarking Product for Direct Booking Channels

The launch of BenchDirect is a natural progression providing hotel brands with a totally new and much more powerful benchmarking tool

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The Top 3 Features to Look for in a Hotel Booking Engine

As travelers increasingly book hotels online, having a booking engine will make all the difference between staying competitive and giving up direct business

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Rise of Free Room Cancelations Shows No Sign of Slowing

The proliferation of free hotel cancelations policies has been one pandemic phenomenon that our industry is showing little sign of shaking off soon. NB: This is an article from Fornova […]

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